Early Childhood Theories, Ideals and Social-Political Movements, an Oral History Study of Pioneers in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century

Autor/inn/en	Singer, Elly; Wong, Sandie
Titel	Early Childhood Theories, Ideals and Social-Political Movements, an Oral History Study of Pioneers in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 191 (2021) 7-8, S.1330-1345 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Singer, Elly)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2020.1850445
Schlagwörter	Oral History; Child Development; Learning Theories; Neoliberalism; Early Childhood Education; Political Influences; Social Influences; Constructivism (Learning); Biographies; Professional Recognition; War; Poverty; Social Class; Social Discrimination; Gender Differences; Political Attitudes; Feminism; Childrens Rights; Educational Quality; Child Care; Social Change; Play; Teaching Methods; Interviews; Educational Philosophy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Oral tradition; Mündliche Überlieferung; Kindesentwicklung; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Krieg; Armut; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Feminismus; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Sozialer Wandel; Spiel; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie
Abstract	Early childhood education changed in the twentieth century, from mother-at-home-care in the 1950s, to professional early education today. Theoretical and social-political choices of pioneers in ECE had a profound impact on the way children's education is conceptualized. We argue from a social constructivist perspective. The oral history method is used to document the professional life stories of 29 pioneers, born in Europe and the USA between 1940 and 1955. These pioneers were inspired by personal histories of growing up in the post-WWII / the cold war era, and, for some, their experience with poverty and discrimination based on social class and gender; but also by social-political movements of the 1970s. These experiences motivated to fight against discrimination, to support women's and children's rights, and communities, through the provision of high-quality services. They expressed concern that these values are at risk today by the dominance of economics and neoliberal policies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01